Inside the Forbidden Land, Gu Hengtong slumped onto the cold floor. It felt as though a thousand-pound boulder pressed against his chest, leaving him unable to breathe.
Purple Moon Continent's Guardian Envoy was replaced every five hundred years.
By all rights, it should have been a cushy post.
Holding that position meant he could dominate Purple Moon Continent, plunder its resources with ease, and receive rewards from the Through-Ancient Dynasty.
When he officially took the post a century ago, he had thought he could spend an easy five hundred years on Purple Moon Continent. Once his term ended and he handed over to the next Guardian Envoy, he could return to the Through-Ancient Dynasty and secure an official position.
With the dynasty's rewards, he could advance to the Martial God realm with ease.
But now, because of Li Yun's rise, it was all ruined!
At the thought of the Dynasty Justice Office's punishment, Gu Hengtong trembled all over, his eyes filled with fear and despair.
He sat there in a daze for an entire day. Panic gave way to gloom, then to a deathly stillness, until all that remained was restraint forced upon himself.
Things had come to this. Blaming heaven and earth would do no good. All he could do was steady the situation and wait for reinforcements from the dynasty.
Only after a long while did Gu Hengtong slowly rise. He brushed the dust from his clothes, forced himself to maintain his imperial bearing, and walked out of the Forbidden Land with heavy steps.
The moment he appeared, the elders and surviving disciples of Imperial Court Mountain who had been waiting outside the Forbidden Land hurried forward and looked at him uneasily. They all knew that, after losing the imperial battle, Imperial Court Mountain was on the brink.